Tearing Carpet Out Of Truck

Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.

Tearing carpet out of truck.

Use a utility knife or carpet knife to slice the carpet into manageable strips and roll the strips up as you go. Don t jerk too hard or you may rip the carpet and have to start over. Remember to cut the carpet into small manageable strips as you go and place them to the side for proper disposal. Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing.

If you are trying to salvage the floor underneath make sure you do not cut grooves in the floor with the knife. Carpet can be thrown into the garbage with other household waste. Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand. Using both hands pull the carpet from the vertical riser until the carpet is completely removed.

If you reveal a carpet padding beneath keep it in place for now we ll tackle that later on. When you ve selected your starting point grip onto the carpet with your pliers and tug upward firmly. If the pliers aren t cutting it you can also use a small crow bar to pry it back. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out.

Use pliers to grab the carpet and pull it away from the subfloor. Grab one corner of the carpet and pull it up from the floor. Continue pulling until you ve separated the carpet entirely from one wall. How do you dispose of carpet.